Assassination of a High School President
Assassination of a High School President

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High School. Four of the most important years of your life. But it isn't always dances and keg parties and sucking face in your parents' mini-van. Sometimes it's ugly and hard and complicated. As complicated as a conspiracy to overthrow the president. There's something rotten at St. Donovan's High and sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke is on it like pink rubber bands on your little sister's braces. When senior hottie Francesca Facchini solicits Funke's help tracking dow... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Assassination of a High School President:

Reece Thompson
Mischa Barton
Bruce Willis
Patrick Taylor
Melonie Díaz
Luke Grimes

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High School. Four of the most important years of your life. But it isn't always dances and keg parties and sucking face in your parents' mini-van. Sometimes it's ugly and hard and complicated. As complicated as a conspiracy to overthrow the president. There's something rotten at St. Donovan's High and sophomore newspaper reporter Bobby Funke is on it like pink rubber bands on your little sister's braces. When senior hottie Francesca Facchini solicits Funke's help tracking down a set of stolen SATs, Funke uncovers a story dirtier than the lunch lady's mustache. After he fingers the school president (figuratively) for the crime, Funke becomes one of the most popular kids at St. Donovan's High. No longer known simply as the freshman who was once tied to a giant snowman penis, Funke wins the respect of everyone from the Desert-Storm-hero-turned-educator Principal Kirkpatrick to the kid that farts on him in Spanish class. When Francesca takes Funke to homecoming, even the in-school suspension delinquents turn nice and offer guidance on how to keep his boner in check during slow dances. But high school's not always what it seems. As Funke's popularity grows so do his suspicions. Did the president really steal the SATs? Or is Funke just a pawn in a conspiracy as complicated as adolescence itself? Determined to find the truth, Funke digs deeper and unearths the sordid underbelly of St. Donovan's. Student council members, college bookies, public school brats, everyone seems to play a part. Armed only with a learner's permit and the spirit of Woodward and Bernstein, Funke must crack the case before it cracks him.

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Cinematical - 9/10 by James RocchiAssassination has a meandering plot line that dithers when it should drive forward, and lingers at times it should leap ahead.
Screen International - 8/10 by Patrick Z. McGavinBrett Simon's Assassination of a High School President is a small and pleasant surprise.
Film Threat - 7/10 by Jamie TippsDepending on your personal taste, the following statement may make or break Assassination for you: the movie is cute.
Chicago Reader - 4/10 by Cliff DoerksenThe noir pastiche is sitcom-ish, the characters vestigial, and the satire of high school so compromised I wondered if cowriters Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski weren't home-schooled
User Review - 10/10 by Lorenzo v"Politics, popularity, paranoia, pharmaceuticals. Are you in?" At a Catholic high school, the popular girl teams up with a sophomore newspaper reporter to investigate a case of stolen SAT exams. Once the duo target their suspects, a larger conspiracy is unearthed. REVIEW It's the coming-of-age of a gum-chewing gumshoe, from geek to sleek, in the 'meanhalls' of the school that never sleeps. And as such, it's one hilarious genre-spoof that actually works on all levels, the kind that when you're not laughing out right you're grinning from ear to ear. I'd even say it drives a stake thru Twi'blight, especially in regards to the hyper-true-love-of-the-super-mature-movie-teens. I loved the 'school as prison' backdrop- Shawshank meets Hamlet 2 sort of thing, but neither over-the-top nor under-fed. The bad guys are neither psychotic nor one-dimensional while the good guys (and gal), well, they're not angels and this, again, is pitch-perfect and so refreshing compared to the usual Hollywood polarization.. and kudos on the editing, the dialogue, the pace - everything really. One questionable casting choice however is Mischa Barton. I can't seem to come up with a better alternative and she is OK but nothing more -as opposed to the rest of the cast. She seems to have some kind of acting-facial-paralysis, very noticeable in her last scene, and for her sake, I hope she learns to transcend this botox-haze she shares with Kirsten Dunst among others. But this is truly a minor (possible) blemish in an otherwise awesome little movie where the whodunit is somewhat gratuitous but then, you wouldn't want it any other way.
User Review - 10/10 by Lucifer LThis Isn't Really What High School Is Like.. Not Even Close. But Nevertheless, It's Frickin' Awesome.
User Review - 10/10 by Bryan GThere are going to be a lot of comparisons with Brett Simon's Assassination of a High School President with Rian Johnson's Brick. Both films take a similar approach to storytelling; having a dark and gritty plot that happens to take place in a high school setting. While Brick was more about the shady underworld of drugs, Assassination of a High School President takes a more political stance. And it ends up becoming sort of a teen filled version of All the President's Men. I felt that Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski's screenplay delivered a pretty strong mystery to wrap all of the film's great and interesting characters together with. The movie focuses on wannabe reporter Bobby Funke (Reece Thompson) trying to write an article for the school's newspaper in an attempt to land a spot in a prestigious writing program during the summer. He is given the chance to interview the school's Class President, Paul Moore (Patrick Taylor). What starts off as a boring article becomes more intense as SAT exams are stolen during a school basketball game, and all signs seem to point to Paul Moore. I thought I had the film figured out many times, but it turned out that I was wrong on many occasions. Even though some of the things I suspected turned out to be true, I still felt this film did a great job handling its mystery. And not once did the high school setting seem odd to me. I liked that the characters carried themselves as if they were in an actual film noir movie. And I enjoyed the film's twists on familiar components to the film noir genre, like replacing cigarettes with chewing gum. Reece Thompson has been an actor I've been keeping an eye on ever since his amazing performance in Rocket Science. He was a great choice for the role of Bobby Funke, and delivered a stellar performance in the film. Bruce Willis was also great as Principal Kirkpatrick, a Desert Storm vet who still seems to be shell-shocked from his experience. Mischa Barton was decent as Francesca Fachini, the hottie of the school, but I felt that her casting was a bit off. She just seemed so much older than everyone else in the school, and it was hard to buy her as an actual high school student. On a side note, for those who've wanted to see her naked get their first glimpse in this film. I hope that the film's similar setting and structure to Brick doesn't prevent people from seeing Assassination of a High School President. I think it is one of this year's best hidden gems, and certainly a film that should be sought out. It still amazes me that a movie that is filled with high school students ended up being one of the best mystery films of the year. But hey, if the last line of the film is any indicator, the movie knows it's a high school movie and is proud of it.
User Review - 10/10 by Prince-michael ZThis movie was awesome. Bruce willis' character cracked me up. Hope it gets released more widely.
User Review - 10/10 by Shawn OWhile searching for a movie in the bargains at big lots i found this gem. It is a hilarious and a good blend of high-school drama/detective work and social problems. This movie is greatness but not for the faint of heart.
User Review - 10/10 by Raya Pa mix of Brick & Cruel Intentions. and i'm a sucker for both of those.

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